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Formerly known as The Gunnery and Mr. Gunn's School, it was named for its founder, has no military affiliations and is a non-sectarian school. The Frederick Gunn School was founded in 1850 by Frederick W. Gunn , a teacher, abolitionist, and father of recreational camping in America, [ 4 ] based on his belief that strength of character was the ...
John Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 17th Baron Saye and Sele JP DL (28 February 1830 – 8 October 1907) was an English peer and first-class cricketer. Biography.
Peter Wykeham (1915–1995), Second World War flying ace Wykeham McNeill (born 1957), Jamaican politician Wykeham Leigh Pemberton (1833–1918), British Army officer
Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes records that the tradition ended in 1868, by which time fourteen members of his family had received a free education. [5] At first only a small number of pupils other than scholars were admitted; by the 15th century the school had around 100 pupils in total, nominally the 70 scholars, 16 choirboys and the rest ...
Wykeham is a hamlet in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated just off the A169 road and is 1.75 miles (2.82 km) north-east of Malton . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Wykeham is mentioned in the Domesday Book as wicum , and the name of the hamlet derives from Old English and means [at] the dwellings.
Gunnery may refer to: The use of guns or the study of how to apply the techniques and procedures of operating them; The operation of artillery; The operation of naval ...
William of Wykeham (born William Longe) was the son of John Longe, a freeman from Wickham in Hampshire. He was educated at a school in Winchester, and probably enjoyed early patronage from two local men, Sir Ralph Sutton, constable of Winchester Castle, and Sir John Scures, lord of the manor of Wickham, and then from Thomas Foxley, Constable of Windsor Castle.
Wykeham /ˈwɪk.əm/ is a deserted medieval village in the civil parish of Weston in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, Wykeham Chapel Wykeham is the site of the ruined chapel of Saint Nicholas and the earthwork remains of Wykeham Hall, which was the country residence of the Prior of Spalding .